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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Eduard, Charlotte, and the captain speak of the concept of elective affinities?
(a) In terms of men, women, children, and animals.
(b) In terms of apples, oranges, bananas, and pears.
(c) In terms of 1, 2, 3, and 4.
(d) In terms of A, B, C, and D.

2. Who does the mistress of the house think has a more-than-average interest in Ottilie?
(a) A common peasant.
(b) The master of the estate.
(c) The schoolmaster.
(d) The male guest at the estate.

3. What is the general content of the postscript of the headmistress's letter to the mistress of the estate?
(a) Praise for Charlotte.
(b) Criticism of Luciane.
(c) Criticism of Ottilie.
(d) Praise for Maria.

4. At whom does Eduard lose his temper while making the new plans for the estate?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A parson.
(c) A village girl.
(d) A captain.

5. What does the male guest criticize about the estate?
(a) The general lack of aptitude of the servants.
(b) The boring, humdrum nature of the surrounding area.
(c) The master's indecent liberties taken with the serving-girls.
(d) The mistress's planning and layout of the improvements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building do the companions find, with pleasure, that can easily hold all four of them?

2. What is the name of the man who often visits the estate?

3. How do Eduard and Ottilie unexpectedly prove their compatibility with one another?

4. What activity are the married couple primarily engaged in at the beginning of the novel?

5. Whose idea is it to place the pavilion in its precise future spot?

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